Welcome back. I’ve loved reading
your books, Colleen. This series is something you and your publisher are doing.
Tell us what is different about these six books and why they are being
published right now.

My first two novels were Heartsongs, published back in 1998.
They have always been special to me because that series was part of the
grieving I went through when my brother Randy was killed in a freak lightning
accident. That tragedy pushed me into writing. My publisher and I have taken
the first two books and broken them into a serialization. I’ve rewritten them
and created cliffhangers at the end of each part to draw in the reader. I’m very
excited to share these stories with a new group of readers!

My readers love to
get to know the authors I feature. Please tell us something that probably no
one knows about you.

I’m terrified of spiders. J I can pick up snakes
with no problem, but I run screaming from spiders the size of pinheads.

I don’t do the snake
thing, but if the spider is small, I will squash one. Why did you become an
author?

I wanted to write from the time I was in the first grade. My
dream was to have a book in the library. Writing is how I make sense of the
world. It’s how I work through the struggles I see around me and experience
myself. I’ve been a big reader all my life, and to be able to create characters
myself is such a joy!

I know you’re
multi-published, but how has being published changed your life?

Oh, it’s changed me in so many ways! I love helping others
get started in their journeys, and being published has given me more confidence
as well. It’s brought fulfillment in so many ways.

Do you have any
hobbies besides writing and reading?

I love to travel! In 2013 we went to Cambodia, and that
was life-changing. We support a missionary there who ministers to orphans and
starts churches in the villages. We so love the people there, and we are
returning in July. I used to crochet and quilt, but both those hobbies have
fallen by the wayside as my writing took off.

My crafts have fallen
by the wayside, too. Can you tell us a little about the stories themselves?

They are set on western forts. I was a huge John Wayne and
old westerns fan, and it seemed natural to write those settings as I began my
career. I happened to read a journal written by Custer’s wife, and until I read
it, I hadn’t realized there were women on the western forts with the Sioux
rampaging all around. My imagination was hooked, and I knew I had to write
about it!

Please give us a peek
into the first book. Maybe the first page.

Wabash, Indiana, October 1865

Autumn’s chill matched Sarah Montgomery’s heart. The Civil
War had taken so much from her, and it seemed impossible for life to ever get
to a hopeful place. The scent of turning leaves lingered in the air as she sat
on a porch rocking chair beside her father who was huddled in a blanket. Her
bustle bunched under her uncomfortably, but she wanted to be close to her ill
father for as long as possible before Ben arrived.

The sun lingered on the horizon, casting rays of gold and
red across the Indiana
sky. In the distance, she could see the silhouettes of the workers in the field
as they tossed the last of the ears of corn into the wagon behind the horses.

“Bed sounds better than a party.” She stifled a yawn. “I’m getting
tired of dances every night, though I can’t begrudge everyone’s revelry.” The Union was preserved, but the price had been so high.
Scarcely a family in the county had been spared the loss of a loved one.

Her father coughed and tugged the blanket higher on his
chest. “I’m glad you’re beginning to enjoy life again. Rand
wouldn’t want you to grieve.”

“No. No, he wouldn’t.” But what no one seemed to understand
was that her fiancé’s death in the war had left a hole that couldn’t be filled.
Not ever.

His cold hand clamped down on her wrist. “I need to see you
settled before I die, Sarah.”

She flinched. “Don’t talk like that, Papa.” She couldn’t
bear to lose him—not when she’d already lost so much.

Where can my readers
find you on the Internet?

I love to connect with readers!

My website is www.colleencoble.com,
and I answer every email. I’m also on Facebook at colleencoblebooks and twitter
@colleencoble.

Thanks for having me, Lena!

Thank you, Colleen, for spending this time with us. I just love reading all your books.

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